The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-21
HORSE tally
ALEXANDRIA, La, |
nac 10 1897 4

DEAR SIR-W1il you permit me once
more to talk little horse talk through
the columns of your paper-and l will
promise you that it shall OF be so long as
the other talk 7 AS it !, now time to
commence looking around to see whom
we will send to represent rs in the next
Legislature, and as our two last Repre-
sentatives are said to be the right men in
the right place, and see no reason why
they are not, and as do not care conti-
mental whether they are Nichols men or
McEnery men, so long as they are tue
Democrats and are progressive, live men,
and have the commercial and live stock
interest of the State at heart. am 60
ing to ask them or any one else who has
the live stock interest at heart, or who
desire to see the live stock of this State,
and of Rapides Parish in particular, i'm
proved, to give the people of Rapides Pa
IRISH their views on law that ought to be
passed to give a man who is engaged in
trying to improve the fine horse stock of
Louisiana an equal showing with all 9th
er trades, professions and sciences-be-
cause horse breeding to-day is recognized
as one of the most interesting sciences, as
also one of the most profitable businesses
in America, but we meet with no eneour-
agement in the laws of the State. The
doctor has his protection, the carpenter
has his lien on the house for the work he
has done, the farmer has his lien on eve
rything, the rentor has till the land rent
is paid, and the merchant has his lien
meet for supplies furnished-and even the
common laborer has law to protect him
in getting the money due him for his
work. But the fine stock breeder has no
protection whatever-no lien, no mort
gage on anything to secure him service
fee. Any one can breed mares to his fine
horse that has cost him thousands of dol
lars, OF to his fine Jersey Bull or Holstein,
sell mare and colt, COW and calf, right
under your nose nose, and you can't help
yourself. Is this fair3 Is it right No!
and l would suggest to our next Repre-
sentatives, whoever they may be, to pass
some law of relief for stock men, like this,
or something similar to it, to-wit: "An
act to prevent deception and fraud by the
owner OF owners or agent who may have
control of any stallion kept for sesvice,
by proclaiming or publishing fraudulent
or false pedigrees, and to protect such
owner or owners or agents i'll the collec-
ton of fees for the services of such stall
lions. 1st. Every owner or agent who
may have the custody OF control of any
stallion who shall charge for tue services
of such stallion, shall, before advertising
or Offering such services to the public for
any fec, reward or compensation, file with
the Clerk Of the Parish in which such
owner or owners or agents reside, or in
which such stallion shall he kept for ser
vice, written statement, giving the
name, age, pedigree if known, and if not
that the same is unknown, description.
terms and conditions upon which such
stallion will serve. Upon filing such
statement the Parish Clerk shall issue a
certificate or license to the owner or own
ers or agent having the custody or con-
troll Of such stallion, that such statement
has been filed in his Office, the owner OF
owners or agent of such stallion shall then
post q written or printed notice of copy
of the statement so filrd with the Parish
Clerk, together with the certificate of the
| Clerk, in conspicuous place in each 10.
cality in which said stallion shall be kept
for service. I'd. Every owner OF agen,
who shall proclaim CT publish a false OF
fraudulent pedigres, or who shall neglect
OF refuse to comply with the provisions O.
section one of this act shall forfeit all fees
for the services of such stallion, and the
person or persons who may have been de
ceived or dofrauded by such false o.
fraudulent pedigree may sue and recove
i'll any Court having jurisdiction, sucl
damages as may be shown to have beer
sustained by reason of such false repre-
sentation and fraud. Sd. Whenever til,
owner or agent Of any stallion shall hav
complied with the foregoing provisions o
this act, the services of such shall becom
lien on each mare served, together witt
the fOal of such mare from such service
in an amount agreed upon between til
parties at the time Of service, OF if N
agreement was entered into, then in suc]
amount as specified as service fee of stal
lion or stations in the statement of th
owner or agent filed with the Pars1
Clerk; provided a notice Of lien shall b
filed within sic months after such service
in the same manner and place as chatte
, mortgages are now required by law to b
fled The notice of lien SO filed shall b
in writing, specifying against whom tn
claim is, the amount of the same, togethe
with full description of the propert
upon which the lien is held. Such liel
shall terminate at the end of one yea
from the date of filing notice thereof, un
less within that time an action shall b
commenced for the enforcement thereof
4th. The Parish Clerk shall be entitled t
/ fee for recording the statement so re
quired to be filed or recorded in pursrl
: ance of this act, together with the certif
cate that the same has been filed.
Mr.. Editor, l see from your paper tina
Capt. James Jeffries has purchased fin
, pacing bred stallion. Win not he add hi
voice and valuable assistance in trying t
have some law passed to protect tn
, breeders of fine stock in this State7 w